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westofessos · 6 months

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Let’s discuss Best Friends because I’m so mad.

Best Friends (Trent & Chuck) have only won 5 matches as a tag team in 2023. None of them were on Dynamite or Collision, and only one was against non-jobber opponents.

April 19 (ROH) vs Joe Ocasio & Mookie Summers

March 23 (Rampage) vs Kings of the Black Throne (Malakai Black & Brody King)

March 8 (Elevation) vs Olumide & Starboy Charlie

February 8 (Elevation) vs Aydan Colt & Frank Stone

January 4 (Elevation) vs Chaos Project (Serpentico & Luther)

They’ve lost 6. All were against non-jobber opponents.

April 12 (Rampage) vs Aussie Open

May 24 (Rampage) vs Big Bill & Lee Moriarty

July 26 (Dynamite) (Three Way) vs Lucha Bros, BCC

August 3 (Rampage) vs BCC

August 30 (Rampage) (Tag Team Battle Royal)

September 20 (Rampage) (Four Way) vs The Righteous, The Hardys, The Kingdom

September 30 (Collision) vs The Kingdom

As a trio (with Orange Cassidy, Rocky Romero, Bandido, or Danhausen) they have won exactly 2. Both were on dark matches against SAP.

January 2 (Elevation) w/Orange Cassidy vs Spanish Announce Project (Luther & Serpentico) & Zack Clayton

May 3 (Dynamite - Dark Match) w/Rocky Romero vs Nick Comoroto & Spanish Announce Project (Serpentico & Angelico)

As a trio, they have lost 6, all against non-jobber opponents.

January 25 (Rampage) w/Danhausen vs Jay Lethal, Jeff Jarrett, and Satnam Singh

April 5 (Dynamite) w/Orange Cassidy vs House of Black

May 10 (Dynamite) w/Bandido vs House of Black

May 17 (Rampage) w/Bandido vs BCC

June 7 (Dynamite) w/Rocky Romero vs BCC

June 14 (Rampage) w/Rocky Romero vs United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Kyle Fletcher, Will Ospreay)

As a team of four or five, they have won 6. None of these were on Dynamite or Rampage, and only one was against non-jobber opponents.

February 15 (Elevation) w/Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, Evil Uno, John Silver) vs The Butcher & The Blade and The Firm (Ethan Page, Isiah Kassidy, Matt Hardy)

April 7 (Rampage - Dark Match) w/The Firm (Isiah Kassidy, Matt Hardy) vs Kip Sabian, The Butcher and The Blade, and Zack Clayton

April 26 (ROH) w/Action Andretti, Darius Martin, and Stu Grayson vs The Kingdom & The Varsity Athletes

August 27 (All In - Stadium Stampede) w/Orange Cassidy, Eddie Kingston, and Penta el Zero Miedo vs BCC, Santana, and Ortiz

September 2 (ROH) w/Action Andretti and Darius Martin vs The Outrunners and The Workhorseman

October 4 (Rampage) w/The Hardys vs Angelo Parker, Matt Menard, Daniel Garcia, and Jake Hager

As a team of four or five, they have lost two.

June 21 (Rampage) w/Rocky Romero and YOH vs Swerve Strickland and United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Kyle Fletcher, Will Ospreay)

June 25 (Forbidden Door - Zero Hour) w/Rocky Romero and El Desperado vs The Mogul Embassy

Their overall record in 2023 is 13-14

Which is piss poor for a tag team that has been with AEW since the beginning, and has been extremely over with the fans for all four years, especially since almost all of their wins this year have been on Rampage, Elevation, or ROH against jobbers. Against almost all of the opponents of significance, they’ve lost.

Stop. Treating. Best. Friends. Like. Jobbers.

#sorry I’m just so annoyed #I love best friends as a tag team and as a stable so so so much #the fact that they’ve never had the tag belts? insane.#or even the trios belts with orange #just treat my boys better tony #aew #all elite wrestling #best friends #trent beretta #chuck taylor #orange cassidy #rocky romero #bandido #danhausen

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whoseyscientist · 1 year

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BEST BRUCE WAYNE/BATMAN FICS I KNOW 2!!

A part two of bat fic recs cause i’m insatiable and something tells me you are too~

Here’s the list of one-shots (or max threeshot) i’ve read and adored where bruce is the focus, mix of agonising angst and tooth-rotting fluff.

There’s still shipping, but this is overwhelmingly more filled with general batfam and justice league shenanigans, which in itself is annoyingly hard to find but a gem everytime you spot it out in the wild~

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BATFAM

The Dark Knight Strikes Back

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16172390

If Bruce knew anything, he'd know one simply didn't finish Minecraft.

Tim would have told him, but he didn't exactly expect him to actually play-- Bruce didn't play things.

Dick remembers Bruce playing things. Jason does, too.

There's a hard line between what Bruce was like before and what he was like after the, well, you know. The thing with Jason.

Maybe it's time for that to change.

(^ starts crackier than you’d think which distracts you from all your crying by the end)

Have I Told You About Minnie?

https://archiveofourown.org/works/23517115

After you’ve known Matches Malone long enough, you get used to him telling you about his kids. Not that his kids know about it.

(^ its the only way bruce gets to brag about his kids and its through a thick new jersey accent and bushy moustache bveisrl)

I Used to Be an Adventurer Like You, Then I Took an Arrow to the Knee

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16437716

Stephanie was just on patrol and now she’s stuck somewhere, sometime, with Bruce.

They bleed and bond and mostly try to keep each other alive— you know, just a Tuesday.

(^ bat bonding steph focused)

though your eyes will need some time to adjust

“I think…” Stephanie takes a deep breath, “I think I’m bad.”

“I don’t.”

“So what, I’m just supposed to believe you?”

“I am Batman.”

Stephanie snorts, “Yeah, you are… but what if I’m still bad?”

“Then I forgive you.” _______

Or: Stephanie and Bruce, figuring it out

Cycles of Sunshine

https://archiveofourown.org/works/41123100

Scenes from a life spent raising a son.

Or: Alfred & Bruce throughout the years.

(so good man ;_;)

big pockets & juice boxes

https://archiveofourown.org/works/33193552

“Juice boxes,” Bruce explained, pulling out one for himself, “the most common stakeout drink.”

Jason blinked. “Nah, pretty sure that’s coffee.”

“Most common stakeout drink for children,” he amended after he swallowed.

“And you just carry them around?”

Bruce shrugged. “Never hurts to be prepared.”

(^ batman is a fanny pack dad as he was always meant to be<3)

The D-Word

https://archiveofourown.org/works/9597686

so jason gets into the habit of dropping the d-word in there just to see what he can get away with, want a batmobile? take it. fleeing his siblings after irritating them? you do you jay chum.

"bAtMaN dOeSn'T mAkE pReSeNtAtIoNs" - The Sequel

https://archiveofourown.org/works/39791658

Tim sees the PowerPoint

(^ do yourself a favour and just- read through this whole series. they even made the actual powerpoints its amazing)

I got a jar of protection

https://archiveofourown.org/works/40491972

the bat family all have their own little quirks, Jason with his books, Dick with his hugs, and bruce's... trays?

or: Duke accidentally knocks over something sentimental to Bruce and finds out why.

(so bittersweet because on one hand alfred on the other family bonding)

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SUPERBAT (PLATONIC/ROMANCE)

Favorite Strangers

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16663516/chapters/39073186

When Batman v Superman!Bruce ends up in the comics world, he'll have to navigate another version of himself, his family and the man he tried to kill if he wants to get home.

(^ killer concept but this hurttttt too ;-;)

To Bring Light Back To Your Eyes

https://archiveofourown.org/works/26640703

Months after the Justice League is formed in the wake of Steppenwolf's attempted incursion, Superman begins pulling away, becoming isolated and withdrawn. Bruce wants to help, but doesn't know how. He goes to Martha Kent for advice, and an offhand comment leads to a clumsy, though successful, outreach.

Or, Bruce bakes Clark terrible pie to make him feel better, and Clark finds this very endearing.

(delightful)

Whoever Falls First

https://archiveofourown.org/works/7679041

"There's more kryptonite out there. When the Superman returns, there's going to be an all-star battle royale in the criminal underworld. Every megalomaniacal freak will want a piece of it so they can get a piece of you. And some of them will manage. They'll weaponize it and won't hesitate to use it against you, and when that happens I will not have you flailing around like an idiot."

aka: Bruce teaches Clark how to fight.

barely a shard of heart

https://archiveofourown.org/works/37311268

In the end, it was the Joker who killed him.

He'd not been aiming for the Bat - nor had he been aiming at anyone in particular. It was just a game he decided to play. A bomb, buried in the basement of the Gotham ballet. An unexpected guest in the form of arts patron Bruce Wayne.

And Clark? He was thousands of miles away, dealing with a tsunami in Japan.

(^ crazyyyy)

good in red

https://archiveofourown.org/works/42127347

“I can’t get it off me,” Clark whispered, turning his hand over so the blood embedded into his skin caught the fluorescent lights of the Cave, “Please, Bruce.“

(^ platonic but also just so sad for clark, you can’t save everyone :(( )

The End of Infinity (With You)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/38216218/chapters/95480404

The end of the world was just over the horizon.

(^ I remember losing my shit for this, clark and bruce talking before they die </3)

My Own Desert Places

https://archiveofourown.org/works/11290077

Batman had been making himself scarce since the media storm started, but he shows up for an interstellar mission when no one else could go. Clark just wishes he knew what to say to fix things, but that can wait until after the mission.

Unfortunately unfriendly aliens, crash landings, falling trees, and the freezing cold makes everything much more difficult. Now Clark can only hope they can stay alive long enough for the rest of the League to find them. There are worse times to have a heart to heart with his best friend, right?

(hit like a ton of bricks ;-; loved the very realistic way they displayed acesexuality and the media's frenzy of it )

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JUSTICE LEAGUE

Lugubrious Alarmism

https://archiveofourown.org/works/27812494

Magic is always a pain. Superman might temporarily be a toddler, but the League's knows they've gotten off easy this time: everyone's in the proper dimension, there's no annoying entity trying to teach them a lesson, and the de-aging spell should wear off without any weird consequences in less than a fortnight. Babysitting duty gets ten times more adorable with the purchase of a Justice League plushie set. Now Clark can continue his heroic adventures with his friends: fighting crime, spreading justice, and... beheading Batman?

(toddler clark keeps beheading batplush and it is hilarious, i was dying of laughter, platonic, hints of superbat)

Flying Lessons

https://archiveofourown.org/works/549770

Batman teaches Flash how to pilot the Javelin-7. Flash is clearly better suited to the ground.

(^ fun bat and flash banter, platonic)

Put Away Childish Things

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21361447

Clark has a birthday party. It's pretty great, until it isn't.

(Hal and bruce taking a moment to just- talk about life and bruce comforting an emotionally raw hal, platonic)

In the name of the father, the billionaire, and honorary bat-uncle

https://archiveofourown.org/works/38067379

It becomes a bit of a tradition, after this; when Wally gets mad, he announces with a (obnoxiously loud) screech he'll be living with Uncle Bats until Barry gets his act together, except the smaller redhead doesn't use the word 'act' and Batman, with a reputation to uphold, has to resist the urge to cover Robin's ears.

Or; everyone fears Batman. the younger heroes tend to forget it. Bruce is thrusted into the hesitant uncle role.

Thin Line

https://archiveofourown.org/works/41584209

Bruce knows he walks a thin line between Batman and my friend's dad with a lot of the younger heroes. He just isn't sure when they skipped Mister Wayne altogether and he became Uncle B. (Or, Bruce may have an adoption problem, but this is not his fault. They just showed up.)

(^ these two fics being peak ‘uncle batmannnn can’t we go to batburger???’ vibes)

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GOTHAM/ BATLANTERN

to span the tide

https://archiveofourown.org/works/37793593

Batman looks after Gotham City. Maybe, Bruce Wayne has something to contribute as well.

or, five (plus one) times Bruce Wayne is observed as he quietly takes care of the people of Gotham City.

(^the bats actively connecting with gotham and its citizens has a special place in my heart)

and i'll be two steps on the water

https://archiveofourown.org/works/38005144

Studying his profile as she pours, the name clicks in her head like she knew it would. Even downturned, that face is unmistakable, and the realization thunders lightly in her mind.

Bruce Wayne.

(^ batty connecting with gothamites is just my jam especially if they were robbers or killers who had no choice, mans just trying to do good c:)

A Work in Progress

https://archiveofourown.org/works/41426337/chapters/103887219

Bruce is recovering from Scarecrow's latest fear toxin, having had a hallucination more terrifying than any before. He learns he has more kids than he thinks, that trips to a country cabin can be surprisingly healing, and that maybe it's time to accept that people worrying about you can be a good thing.

(^ batlantern, and bruce having a father/daughter camping trip just to ground himself where literally all the other bat girlies just tag along is IMMACULATE i love that idea so goddamn much)

The Mission Worth Fighting For

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21165110

The one where Harry Jordan and Bruce Wayne wake up in a hotel with only a couple of wallets, some weird things they don't think they want, and no idea who they are.

There is only one bed.

(hilarious and so very in character, loved hals and bruces relationship grow from ‘who is this grump??’ to this is my grump :) batlantern)

In Ruins

https://archiveofourown.org/works/5925469

It's the late 1930s and Bruce Wayne is an expert in Egyptian archaeology. When he's called down to Egypt to help out an old friend, he meets Hal Jordan and everything goes downhill from there.

(^ took me an embarrassing amount of time to realise it was an indiana jones au and when i say embarrassing amount i mean right now- i have just right now realised it was an indiana jones au. in my defence, i’ve never seen the movie sooo) ((anyway, it’s really good))

#bruce wayne #batman #batman fanfiction recs #batfam #justice league #dc #bruce wayne fanfiction #batfam fanfiction #batfam fanfic rec #fanfiction recs #superbat #superbat fanfiction #batlantern fanfiction #batlantern #justice league as a team #forgot to add the most inportant tags #bruce wayne is a good parent #bat dad #utility belt fanny pack

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